HESI CH 4 GRAMMAR

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Leaving the door open behind her, Meg stepped into the room.

The following sentence contains which type of word or phrase? It's okay; brb.

Textspeak

which of the following is grammatically correct?

The Lees had dinner at the Joneses' home.

Which of the following contains a euphemism?

The extensively injured dog was put to sleep.

Which of the following sentences contains an interjection?

Well, I hope you are happy.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? To who should the letter be addressed?

Who

name of a quality or general idea

abstract noun

word, or phrase or clause that modifies a noun answers what kind, which one, how many, how much

adjective

word phrase or clause that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb i.e. quickly, very, quite

adverb

the word of group of words to which a pronoun refers

antecedent

What would is incorrectly used? The six students in the class discussed the test results between themselves.

between

Select the best words for the blanks. If I (blank) hit a home run, I (blank) be chosen for the baseball team.

can, may

group of words that has subject and predicate

clause

expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use

cliches

represents a group of persons, animals, or things

collective noun

general, not the particular, name of a person place or thing

common noun

two or more independent clauses

compound sentence

joins words, phrases, or clauses

conjunction

work in pairs to join words or phrases i.e. neither and nor, either and or

correlative conjunctions

makes a statement

declarative

begins with conjuction and does not express a complete though as soon as the students were seated

dependent clause

person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb the professor, whom

direct object

mild indirect or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

euphemism

makes and exclamation

exclamatory

He couldn't (blank) the speaker's words because of the nearby airport noise.

hear

makes a command

imperative

expresses a complete though can stand alone in a sentence the professor distributed the examinations

independent clause

the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb to whom, for what, to what

indirect object

expresses emotion or exclamation yikes, whew

interjection

asks a question

interrogative

words or groups of words that are not located properly in relation to the words they modify

misplaced modifier

word or group of words that names a person, place, thing or idea

noun

phrase formed by a participle, its object, and the objects modifiers, functions as an adjective

participial phrase

verb form that functions as an adjective -ing or -ed

participle

refers to specific person, place, thing or idea

personal pronoun

group of two or more words that acts as a single part of speech in sentence

phrase

form of personal pronoun the shows possession or ownership

possessive pronoun

part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject

predicate

follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject

predicate adjective

noun that follows a linking verb, helps to explain or rename the subject

predicate nominative

shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence i.e. at noon, of grammar, including

preposition

takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun

pronoun

official name of a person

proper noun

occurs when two or more complete sentences are written as though they were one sentence

run on sentence

group of words that expresses a complete thought

sentence

incomplete sentences

sentence fragments

spoken or written styles that do not satisfactoritly reflect the presence of women in our society

sexist language

Which word from the following sentence is an adjective? The nurse leisurely changed from green scrubs into street clothes

street

language used in text, emails, and electronic forms of communication

textspeak

word or phrase used to express an action or state of being

verb


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